3054
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 119

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

2. The terminal charge as provided in section 55, paragraph 4, will not be enforced and
   consignments conveyed under the provisions of this section will not be delivered by the
   Department.

3. Certificate—To obtain the benefits of this section, a certificate in the following form from
   the secretary of the club to which the owners belong must be produced:

I hereby certify that the pigeons to the number of . . . . . . . . consigned from . . . . . . . . to
. . . . . . . . on . . . . . . . . are the property of members of . . . . . . . . Club, and are being for-
warded to . . . . . . . . for the purpose of competing in a race [or training].

4. Empty Boxes, etc.—The empty hampers and boxes will be returned free to the sending
   station.

5. General—Pigeons not coming within the provisions of this section will be charged at the
   appropriate rates for "birds", vide section 54 (parcels consignments), or at class C rates and
   conditions (goods consignments).

6. Dogs

This section is hereby revoked and the following new section substituted therefor:

60. Dogs

61. Charges—(a) The charges for dogs will be as follows:

Dogs, tethered (each) .. .. At the rate for 20 kg at parcels rates.

Dogs in hampers, crates or boxes .. On actual weight at parcels rates plus 50%.
Weight in excess of 25 kg per package will be
treated as a separate consignment.

Dogs, guide (accompanying blind Free.
persons possessing Royal N.Z.
Foundation for the Blind permits
for guide dogs)

(b) In the case of dogs unaccompanied by a passenger the terminal charge at the stations
specified in section 55, paragraph 4, will be additional to the charges computed at parcels
rates.

2. Delivery—Passengers or consignees must take delivery of dogs immediately on arrival of
   the train at the destination station, failing which the dogs will be held by the department at the
   sole risk and responsibility of the owner. A charge of $1.00 per day or portion of a day will be
   made for each animal which is not taken delivery of immediately on arrival at the destination
   station. In addition to this charge owners will require to pay any charge that may have been
   incurred for food, veterinary charges, and the like.

3. General Conditions—Dogs must bear a label showing distinctly the name and full address
   of the consignee and the destination station, and, except when accompanying passengers, must
   be delivered to the department and consigned not less than 30 minutes before the due time of
   departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.

4. The department reserves the right to require that any dog presented for carriage by rail
   shall be efficiently muzzled or confined in a cage, box, or other suitable receptacle so as to
   prevent such dog from biting any person. The department will not be liable for the loss of any
   dog if such loss arises directly or indirectly from any tendency on the part of such dog to bite
   any person.

5. Dogs not secured in hampers, crates, or boxes must be provided with efficient chains and
   collars, or other suitable means of tether. Dogs in hampers, crates, or boxes must be properly
   secured so as to prevent damage to other goods.

6. Passengers accompanied by dogs must obtain a dog ticket at least 15 minutes before the
   due time of departure of the train, excepting when the journey is commenced from a station at
   which there are no booking facilities, when the passenger will obtain a dog ticket from the
   guard of the train. The ticket must be given up at the end of the journey before the dog is
   delivered. Owners must see their dogs safely placed in the train.

7. Dogs accompanying passengers on inter-island journeys will require to be consigned
   through the Parcels Branch.

8. With the exception of guide dogs accompanying blind persons, dogs will be conveyed by
   express or passenger trains only when there is sufficient space or facilities in the guard's van for
   their accommodation.

9. The department will not be liable for loss when a dog, whether accompanied by a
   passenger or consigned, escapes through the slipping of the collar or the breakage of the
   chain, collar, or such other means of tether by which it is secured unless the dog is carried at
   railway risk as provided in section 110.

10. Dogs (except guide dogs accompanying blind persons) will not be allowed in carriages.